Adding & Subtracting Fractions Maths Worksheets
- Year levels
- Years 4–5
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Fractions, Maths
- Topic
- Adding Fractions, Mixed Numbers
- Resource types
- Worksheets
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Australian Curriculum content descriptions
- AC9M5N05 — solve problems involving addition
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This resource is an Adding and Subtracting Fractions Maths Worksheet.
There are 5 different versions, each covering a new topic.
These worksheets are great for a quick assessment, to be placed in a maths station or small group intervention.
Answer key included.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Add and subtract fractions with like denominators, simplifying the result.
Find a common denominator to add or subtract fractions with unlike denominators.
Add and subtract mixed numbers.
Translate a word problem into the correct fraction addition or subtraction expression.
Teaching tips
Sequence the five sets in order -- like denominators, unlike denominators, mixed numbers, then word problems -- since each builds on the prior set's skill.
Use the 'Cube Colour' field to run a rotating maths-cube station where students complete whichever problem set corresponds to the colour rolled.
Use the embedded answer key for quick self-checking or peer marking at each station.
Skills covered
Fraction addition/subtraction with like denominators — students add and subtract fractions sharing the same denominator and simplify results.
Fraction addition/subtraction with unlike denominators — students find a common denominator before adding or subtracting.
Mixed number computation — students add and subtract mixed numbers, converting and simplifying as needed.
Word problem translation — students identify the correct fraction operation from a real-world scenario involving measurements and quantities.
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What is the 'Cube Colour' field on each answer page for?
It lets a teacher record which coloured face of a companion maths cube (or die) a given problem set was assigned to, so the worksheets can be used as a rotating cube-based station activity rather than a single fixed assignment.
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Australian Curriculum (Version 9.0)
Australian Curriculum content descriptions
Australian Curriculum content descriptions
Australian Curriculum content descriptions
- AC9M5N05 — solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions with the same or related denominators, using different strategies
Core concepts
Core concepts
Adding fractions
Subtracting fractions
Like and unlike denominators
Mixed numbers
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